Episode #602
Ari Shaffir & Duncan Trussell
Books mentioned
The Stranger
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Zealot
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War
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:08:27 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Ari Shaffir and Duncan Trussell discuss religion, atheism, Jesus, the Bible, existentialism, ritual, and alien theories. They also examine militarism, propaganda, drone warfare, police practices, racism, and the ethics of slavery, while considering how psychedelics might encourage empathy and personal change.
What they talked about
- Intervention joke about masturbation and demons
- Ari Shaffir's Comedy Central special
- Found footage musical and improvised musical reality show ideas
- Nazca Lines discussion and possible explanations
- Existentialism, Sisyphus, and meaning of life
- Critique of religion, sex slavery, and religious authority
- Psychedelics, DMT, and the burning bush theory
- Critique of American Sniper and Chris Kyle book controversy
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